SCHIZANTHUS, 



NEW LARGE- T-¥"V"R'D TT\Q 



Wonderfully showy annuals; valuable for garden decoration or pot culture. The plants 

 of these new hybrids are of compact, branchy growth, li to 2 feet high, and are liter- 

 ally sheeted with exquisite butterfly-like flowers much larger than those of the 

 ordinary Schizanthus, and include beautiful new color combinations. 

 Wisetonensis. White dotted rose; upper lip adorned with yellow blotch shaded 



rose, carmine, etc Pkt 15c 



Schizanthus, Large-Flowering Hybrids. Mixed Colors. ' Beautiful colors ' 



and combinations in great variety.. Pkt. 10c. 



SCABIOSA 

 Maxima 



The "Sweet Scabious" 

 or ' 'Mourning Bride " of 

 old gardens, but much 

 improved in size, colors 

 and doubleness. Many 

 of the flowers measure 6 

 to 9 inches in circumfer- 

 ence, are double clear 

 to the centre, and have 

 long stems. They are 

 very free bloomers; 

 very effective for garden 

 decoration, and valu- 

 able for cutting ; an- 

 nuals. Height,l|to2ft. 

 Eoyal Purple. Rich 



claret color. Pkt. 10c. 

 Snowball. Large 



pure white 10c. 



Beaten Gold. Gold- 

 en-yellow 10c. 



Fie ry-Scarlet . 



Bright red 10c. 



Azure Fairy. Beautiful 



light blue 10c. 



Maxima Plena. Mixed 



Colors 10c. 



SCABIOSA 

 JAPONICA 



New hardy perennial Scabious 

 from Japan, forming large, many- 

 branched bushes of about 2 J to 3 feet 

 in height and breadth, with elegant 

 light green, pinnatifid foliage. Flow- 

 ers 2 to 2i inches across on long wiry 

 stems from 15 to 20 inches in length, of 

 a beautiful mauve or lavender-blue. The 

 plants are extremely free-flowering, pro- 

 ducing their countless lovely flowers 

 continuously from the end of 

 June until late in the au- 

 tumn. Exceedingly de- 

 sirable for bouquets 

 vases, etc. 

 Pkt. 15c. 



STOKESIA CYANEA 



THE. HARDY BLUE, 

 s: :: "CORNFLOWER' 



ASTER 



THIS beautiful hardy perennial plant is not so well 

 known as it deserves to be. No garden, large or 

 small, should be without it. As a single specimen or 

 group in the herbaceous border it makes for itself a 

 place that cannot be filled by any other hardy plant, 

 while for beds or masses of any size it is very attract- 

 ive. It is of the easiest culture, blooming the first year 

 from seed, and succeeding in any open sunny position. 

 The plants grow from 18 to 24 inches high and begin 

 flowering in July, continuing without interruption till 

 late in October to produce their handsome lavender- 

 blue cornflower-like blossoms, 4 to 5 inches across, on long stems, 

 rendering them highly valuable for cutting, supplying a shade 

 of color not over plentiful at any season of the year. (See cut.) 

 Pkt. 10c. 



SALVIA SPLENDENS 



:: :: SCARLET DRAGOON :: = , 



A most magnificent, summer and autumn flowering bedding 

 plant. The old Salvia Splendens, or Scarlet Sage, has long 

 been a favorite, and our customers can partially appreciate 

 the superiority of this new variety when we state that the 

 flowers are nearly double the size, closely crowding the im- 

 mense spikes that often measure 6 inches across. Full- 

 grown plants in bloom form compact bushes 3 feet through 

 by 3 feet high, and bloom from ground to summit. We 

 know of nothing that can equal the gorgeous effect of a 

 row or bed of these Salvias, when in full bloom; the 

 waving masses of glistening scarlet against green sur- 

 roundings of lawn or foliage is matchless. (See cut.) 



Per 1,000 seeds, 75c Pkt. 15c. 



" The Sah-ia 'Scarlet Dragoon' turned out splendidly; 

 it is still a blaze of color, and the people around here are 

 constantly remarking on its splendid appearance." 



W. SKINNER, Huonville, Tasmania. 



SALVIA SPLENDENS 



TOM THUMB ., „ 



(Miniature Precox, or Little Lord Fauntleroy) 



Commences flowering very early and continues to the 

 end of the season; is of dwarf, compact growth, forming 

 little oval bushes 15 to IS inches high, thickly studded 

 with fine spikes of scarlet flowers. For bedding it sur- 

 passes Scarlet Geraniums in brilliant effect, either planted 

 alone or as a front row for the taller Salvias. Per 1,000 

 seeds, 75c Pkt. 15c. 



B^Jiet w Henderson's Garden Oracle. giving u ,p-' o - date -information about growing p r ; re ?5r see details, 



Booklet ■*»»««» «wm ^ v.w.v.v.1 wiuwiw, vegetables and flowers from seed, etc. rllw;, XOt, page 190. 



